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The Poetical Works of Charles Lamb
by Charles Lamb
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an "elegantly illustrated" Civil War-era copy of "The Poetical Works of CHARLES LAMB." 1865; E.H. Butler & Co.; Philadelphia. Nicely decorated covers and spine. Gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. This edition features a frontispiece portrait of Lamb, an illustrated title page, and three other full-page engraved plates. This copy was presented as a "2nd English Prize, 4th Class" presumably from a teacher to a student. The contents are grouped into the following categories - Miscellaneous; Sonnets; Blank Verse; Album Verses; Commendatory Verses; Translations.
Condition:
Clean front cover and spine with bright gilt; small, barely visible stain on the back cover. Cloth tears at the cover corners, and at the top and bottom edges of the spine. The text pages are in nice condition - mostly clean with only a few random, light foxing spots and smudges here and there. There is a crack at the front of the book between pages 12 & 13 resulting in the front cover being shaky. Light soiling to the end papers. There is an old prize inscription written in pen on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good- condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7583
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Charles Lamb
- Author
- Charles Lamb
- Format/Binding
- Decorative
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.H. Butler & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1865
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- charles lamb, essays of elia, poetical works lamb, mary lamb, charles and mary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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